Montgomery County woman held for trial in alleged straw purchases of handguns

LOWER CHICHESTER — The 26-year-old Mongtomery County woman who police say made two straw purchases of handguns in Delaware County this summer waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday.

Ashly Judge, of the 1100 block of Jones Street in Conshohocken, entered a straight waiver before Magisterial District Judge David Griffin on Tuesday.

Judge was arrested last month after an investigation by David Tyler and Michael Jay, of the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division. The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Firearm Task Force contacted local investigators after Judge purchased to handguns — one in June, the second in July.

During a subsequent interview, Judge allegedly admitted to purchasing two handguns for a man who went by the alias of “L.” The first purchase, a FNH 9mm semiautomatic handgun, was made at the Double Action Gun Store in Yeadon on June 17, according to the affidavit.

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Judge allegedly purchased a second weapon, a 9mm Walther handgun, and a box of ammunition for “L” at Miller’s Gun Shop in Linwood in July. That weapon was delivered to “L,” identified as Lamont Carter, at a house on Naamans Creek Road in Upper Chichester, according to the affidavit.

Carter has not been charged in connection with the straw purchases. The investigation is ongoing.

Judge waived her hearing on all charges, including three felony weapons charges. She remains free on 10 percent of $50,000 bail.

Her next court appearance will be her formal arraignment on Jan. 8 in Media.